Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-04
meal is now condemned by some author

food and the fcrtilizing properties It
leaves when fed.
The.alvet maple i. a rapid growing
tree, otter attaining a diameter OF 'en
inches in ten years. It also thrivcs well
On sandy soils, requires but little care, amt
has few insect enemies.
Never use whitewash in the s1ablet
or hen houses unless carbolic adlc i adj
ded to it. as a single application Of tt~
mixture is better than two or thrceappllca-
tons Of whitewash alone.
Farmers would find it To their adj
vantage TO corn mutton in a weak brine
for home consumption. The hams can
be smoked and used like dried beef -
they can be boiled. The corned mutton
will be found an agreeable change from
sausage and spareribe.
Clean out the old stalks Of the caflt
tions, sprinkle the soil and plants With,
lime water and clean off the space AROUND
them SO as to permit Of plenty OF heat from
the sun. Teey are we'll worth the small;
amount Of labor required for bringing
them to perfection.
The use Of a common potato di9gcr
or hook to spare the backs Of the boys
somewhat is suggested when picking up
stones from the soil is in order. As
there Is always@morc or less Of this work
to be done and every boy hates it, the
task should sbc frightened if possible.
Beets, turnips, carrots and other sue
for dairy COWS, (and SO are cotton seed
and linsccd, but it would be as sensible
in a landladv to suhsiSt her boarders on
fruits and plum buildings as for a farmer
to rely on those vegetables for the steady
diet Of his COWS.
The hog cholera. saws the Mdiaau
FaTmrr, was somewhat prevalent in 1913.
The papers Of the time mentioning that
fact, contains the following recipe: Some
of the Western farmers have found that
by giving their hog, corn mixed with
tar, they have cured. the cholera among
their hogs and prevented the spread Of it.
A successful stockman observes: 1t re-
quircs the best possible exercise of good
judgment in selecting the males To-
breed TO-. We should not rest too much
upon pedigree. but partly on indivldua.
merit, if We wish good results. 1t j,
as necessary to have a male that has
the best qualitics as it is to belong to
certain popular families, and also as neccs-
sary that the makeup Of the male
should suit the female.
An experienced poultryman thinks that
the cause of failures in the many at
t"mpts to keep fowls. in large numbers is
due to a lack Of care. 4 farmer Will rise
a ( O'Clock Ill, the morning to feed and
the stalls and prepare beds for the coWS,
and his work docs not end till late, but
he will not do 50 much work for the hens.
Yet the hens will pay five times as much
profit IN proportion to labor and capital
invested as the cows.
If early cuCumbers. melons and sum
mcr squashes are desired, place pieces of
sod three or four inches square in 3 shall
low box, grass side down and close to-
gcther, Sow seeds enough for a hill in
the earth Of each piece Of sod. The box
may be in a hotbcd or in a sunny win
dow. The plants will in due time fill
the sod with roots, and when the weather
will allow transfer each piece of sod with
ITS plants to a properly manfred hill in
the garden.
Regarding strawberry rust opinions
differ. Some aScribc the cause to too
much moisture, others to excess of man
ure on the plants, while it is also claimed
that it IS due to too much heat from the
sun. What Is known as rust or blight.
may, however. be traced to a minute
worm, which does the mischief bv work
ing around the plants. 1t is suggested
that the best remedy is to burn a light
covering of straw over the plants.
Here is the way large strawberries are
produced: Apply a heavy dressing of d
mixture Of two parts each Of muriatc Of
potash and superphosphatc, with one
part Of nitrate OF soda. Keep the Young
plants clean, water when necessary. and
10 not allow a single runner to start, a,
they should be pinched back. Mulch tn,
young plants in the fall, anl remove the
mulch early in the spring, Then apply
another dressing Of fertilizer and cleu
the soil by stirring II about an inch
When the young berries are set pinch of
all but thy largest. 1t requires work. bur
it will pay
Experienced breeders know that fatteu
ing animals forced too fast bc,om,
cloyed. and not only do not receive full
benefit from their food. but il become
Cto-gcd' in their StomaChS and actual,
does harm rather than good. 1t i a vel
aSctrtained fact that only the PARTICLES o
food brought in contact with saliva AT,
dIgestcd, and in whole grain or graf.
meal this food i too compact - allow
the saliva to penetrate it, Just here il
where a small amount of bran is 50 bene
ticlal- 1t is light and porous, serving i,
" inter much the same purpose that frc>l
grass does IN. Summer. All feeders know
tha: a little meal gwen to fattenin.
animals at grass has a wonderful effect
The green heritage Is not ouiy nutrition
Itself, hut It makes other food more easii
dIgrstih,e.
Most farmers. SAYS the Ctit5rtfar, vii
find the keeping Of 4 few fowls a SQUIRE
al profit, and the number and kind n
poultry t. he kept must depend NJ.
circumstances II small fruits sre MAJ.
- speciality there will b. little chance ID
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